Order staying US executions of Mexicans [ICJ] News
Order staying US executions of Mexicans [ICJ]

Mexico v. United States of America, International Court of Justice, February 5, 2003 [ruling that the US must "take all measures necessary" to ensure that three Mexican nations are not executed pending a final judgment of the Court in a case involving Mexicans on death row in the US]. Read the order here [PDF]. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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South Africa becomes first country on continent to legalize same-sex marriage

Same-sex marriages became legal in South Africa on November 30, 2006 as the country's Civil Union Act, 2006 went into effect, making South Africa the only country on the African continent to legalize same-sex marriage. Read the Civil Union Act, 2006.